A Resilient Path for the Marine Transportation System: Hurricane Response and Recovery Recommendations
Publication: Ports 2022
ABSTRACT
The MTS Resilience Integrated Action Team (RIAT) was established by the Coordinating Board of the US Committee on the Marine Transportation System (MTS) to focus on sharing federal agency knowledge to increase the resilience of the MTS. After the devastating 2017 hurricane season, the Coordinating Board requested that the RIAT gather information on the impacts, best practices, and lessons learned by federal agencies involved in the response and recovery of the MTS. The RIAT has focused its analysis on the ability of federal agency personnel to prepare, respond, recover, and adapt their response and recovery practices. Findings were gathered through annual workshops with first responders. A similar approach was adopted to gather findings from Hurricanes Florence and Michael (2018), Dorian (2019), and Laura, Delta, and Sally (2020). Utilizing successes, challenges, and best practices from the unique storms, the RIAT identified key takeaways in alignment with the four phases of resilience.
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Ports 2022
Pages: 557 - 564
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Published online: Sep 15, 2022
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